Whoa, I'm taking on a big mission. Well from Morris County's website I cut and pasted everything listed under, "parks and recreation," but then I deleted the ones that were named farm, marina, or golf course and what remains is below. I have to see if Education Centers, Environmental Centers, Reservations, or Arboretums count. I will do a little research and decide if they fit in the "Park" category, but I'm interested in exploring them non the less! They remain on my list for now.
# Bamboo Brook Outdoor Education Center
# Cooper Gristmill
# Craigmeur Recreation Complex
# Elizabeth D. Kay Environmental Center
# Frelinghuysen Arboretum
# Great Swamp Outdoor Education Center
# Hedden Park- Randolph- I'm counting this as visited. I can't say if it was in the last year or two but I've definately been there a few times. To kill time between swim lessons or classes at CCM I would hike around this park. Nice trails that go up but not too crazy and at the base it is really nice. Two playgrounds, a pond with peddle boats you can rent on weekends, some pavilions, a field, bathrooms, and a lot of benches & picnic tables.
# Historic Speedwell
# James Andrews Memorial Park
# Lewis Morris Park
# Loantaka Brook Reservation
# Mahlon Dickerson Reservation- I went for a hike here by myself (what's new) on July 31. It was a big park with a lot of trails. I was VERY afraid of bears, especially because they had bear warnings up. I had trouble enjoying myself and I did not hike the path I intended too. Instead, I took a shorter loop that led to an overlook of Lake Hopatcong. I really thought that trail would be more crowded, and more bear free, but I was wrong. Well, it was not crowded but I did not have a bear experience. I was singing aloud to myself the whole time because noise usually keeps bears away! I was also wearing Sketcher Shape Ups, and this place had a lot of elevation so it was not an ideal situation- the shape ups are for walking on nice flat, paved, ground. I did drive to another part of the park and enjoy a nice walk around a pond. There was not a real bear fear and it was a neat path. There were tons of trees that had fallen or would soon fall due to wood chucks! They were all chewed up on an angle- like tons of them, pretty cool. I would like to go back here one day and hike my initial intended path, either with a friend or after bear hunting in NJ takes place! I did invest in bear bells so I won't have to sing next time!
# Mount Hope Historical Park
# Mount Paul Memorial Park
# Old Troy Park
# Passaic River Park
# Patriots' Path
# Pyramid Mountain Natural Historic Area
# Schooley's Mountain Park
# Silas Condict Park
# Tourne Park: Boonton- visited several times dating back to when I was a teenager and would take my dog hiking up there! It's a cool park because on a clear day you can see the NYC skyline from the top. I went up recently for excercise and made it up so fast that I went back down and did it again because I didn't feel it was a good workout! I remembered it being so much longer! There are benches to stop at along the way up and at the top there are cool rocks or picnic tables to picnic on. At the base are a few parking lots and some fields- maybe designated for soccer/baseball. There are bathrooms down there too.
# Traction Line Recreation Trail
# Willowwood Arboretum
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